- Roxane Bruneau a vécu un moment désagréable lors d’un spectacle à Rouyn
- Elle revient sur les évènements
- Un groupe de jeunes expulsés
- Elle souhaite revenir
While Roxane Bruneau was performing in Rouyn, the singer had to intervene with a group of young people in the crowd. This notable intervention quickly sparked reaction, as several media outlets and TikTok accounts shared clips from the moment. Facing the widespread discussion, the artist wanted to revisit the events to explain what really happened to her community.
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«I started the show, and I could see there was a lot of people close to the barricade. I’m stressed because my nightmare is that people might pass out, like last time. (…) And there I am singing a song, and, while I’m singing, I spot a gang of guys. The boys start a mosh pit, but seriously… who moshes to Roxane Bruneau?», explains the singer.
According to her, the issue wasn’t that the youths were having fun, but rather the consequences of their actions on other concertgoers nearby.
«What I see is guys having fun, all right. But I also see moms, grandmothers, older men, and kids around ten years old getting knocked over,» she emphasizes.
After a first intervention, Roxane Bruneau believed the situation would calm down. She even tried to lighten the mood with humor by announcing the next song.
«I do the first intervention and I say: Hey, you’ll see, the next tune won’t make you want to mosh. It’s the kind of song I Won’t Hold You Back. I start singing I Won’t Hold You Back and suddenly I see some idiots, because they’re looking at me and start pushing. For fun, they push», she says.
Roxane Bruneau then reacted in a way that did not go unnoticed. Continue reading to discover her explanations and the context of this intervention.
Roxane Bruneau’s Reaction
Roxane Bruneau explains that she quickly noticed many spectators around the group were no longer enjoying the show because of their behavior.
«I can see on the faces of the people around me that they’re thinking: this isn’t fun, live. I finish the song, I don’t even wait for the applause and I leave: This is the last warning I’m giving you. I’m not your high school teacher; I don’t have time to waste with you. Everyone around you, you’re annoying them. If you need that much attention, we’ll film you, put you on the big screens, it’ll be your time to shine and, after that, I’d invite you to take a hike, because you’re annoying everyone,» one clip from the show shows.
Seeing the youths appear on the giant screens, she says she lost her temper:
«The camera guys put them on the screens and you’ve got the nicest guy evoking f*** you at me and all that in the screens. My two hands pressed against him, I start giving him the f*** you back, like a crazy idiot. In my head, I’m like: ugh.»
The singer even shared a video excerpt of that moment on her social media. In it, she directly addresses the young man:
«Hey! Hey! Hey! For real, you need to leave. This is my show. These are my rules. You’re out.»
Following this intervention, security agents eventually stepped in to escort the group of youths outside the venue.
Roxane Bruneau then explained why she chose to act as firmly as she did.
«My way of thinking is that, to act like that… you have to be humiliated at least once in your life,» she notes.
In another clip from the night, you can also see the moment when the youths leave. Roxane addresses them with one final remark:
«Would be fun if we escorted them all the way home and told their moms: He’s shamed us enough tonight, Jason! He behaved oddly. He shoved 12-year-old girls at a family-friendly show.»
Back to the Show?
Looking back on the night, Roxane Bruneau admits that the episode had an impact on her. Nevertheless, she retains positive memories of Rouyn’s audience and hopes to have the chance to return there to deliver the show she had intended.
«I’d love to be booked for another show in Rouyn, because I don’t feel like I gave them what I could have, because after that, it really knocked me down off the bicycle, you know?» Roxane emphasizes.
To close her video, the singer fully owns her intervention. According to her, her duty was to ensure the safety of concertgoers, especially families and the younger attendees at the show.
«Yes folks, Roxane Bruneau lost her cool and told off idiots who were going to hurt women and children. Because I’m like the captain on the Titanic: women and children first,» she concludes.
This story will almost certainly have generated a lot of ink, but Roxane Bruneau made sure to put the facts in context and share her side of the events. True to form, the artist did not hesitate to take a stand when she felt the concert atmosphere was becoming uncomfortable for some audience members. Despite this tumultuous episode, she remains hopeful of reconnecting with Rouyn’s audience in a more positive setting at a future date.
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